Archive for April 14, 2017

My car recently got disassembled almost more than it had been since its original build in May 2012. Thanks to a late February fender-bender, it was out of commission while the qualified team at Impact Auto Body in Mesa, Arizona put it back to 100% roadworthiness. Lead representative “JJ” and his team were kind enough to snap some photos along the way so I could follow the car’s progress. I had a nice intermission and excuse to drive around the older cars.

Awaiting the tow truck after GEICO inspector had done his initial estimate.

Off she goes! They opted to tow it even though the car was fully driveable. The airbag light was on, even though the airbags did not deploy. Didn’t want to risk something triggering the system to deploy.

Impact Auto Body in Mesa, Arizona was the place for the restoration.

Here are just a few of the many photos the Impact team was able to take for me. They’re out of sequence because I’m using the WordPress upload utility to submit all 23 photographs at once. But you get the idea.

Impact’s attention to detail was phenomenal. We ended up doing an entire new wiring harness, front apron, and wheel, in addition to the obvious bumper, headlight, foglight, and fender.

This past Wednesday, April 12th, I got the car back in all its pristine glory. It looks great again. I’m actually amazed at how incredibly perfect the paint match is. The front end (sans hood) is already protected with a clear bra. That hood, by the way, didn’t get refinished. It still has 193,000 miles worth of wear and tear – including a rock chip that I got on the Alaska trip last year. I’m proud of that one and I didn’t want to lose the story behind it.

Thanks to JJ for his tireless efforts in getting this car back on the road for me!

Home and tucked away in the garage for a couple of photos.

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. I’m off to southern Utah (in the freshly restored ILX, of course) with a couple of friends.